Finger protector



June 9, 194% M. E. JQHIQS 2,285,981

FINGER PROTECTOR Filed June 28, 1941 kg? 2 V Inventor M/L 7'0/v E g/H/VS.

Attorney Patented June 9, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FINGERPROTECTOR Milton E. Joh-ns, Shreveport, La.

Application June 28, 1941, Serial No. 400,313

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in fingerprotectors and has for its primary object to provide a thin rubber stalladapted to completely cover the finger and having internal and externalcircumferential ribs adapted to provide added gripping means for theprotector to prevent slipping thereof on the finger and also to provideadded gripping means for an object engaged by the finger.

A further object is to provide a finger protector of simple andpractical construction, which is strong and durable, relativelyinexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposesfor which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein likereference numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure1 is a side elevational view.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, and

Figure 3 is an end elevational view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail the numeral 5 designates a thinrubber finger stall which is open at one end and has its other endrounded and closed as shown at 6.

Ribs 1 are formed on the inner surface of the stall and ribs 8 areformed on the outer surface, said ribs extending circumferentiallycontinuously around the walls and are positioned directly opposite eachother on the inner and outer surfaces of the stall. The ribs arepreferably moulded in the walls of the stall and are of oval shape incross section.

10 It is believed the details of construction, operation and manner ofuse of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing withoutfurther detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A finger stall of thin rubber, rounded and closed at one end, and aplurality of internal and external annular ribs on the Walls of saidstall I to provide a duplicate internal and external construction whenthe stall is worn with either surface outermost.

2. A finger stall comprising a thin rubber tube open at one end androunded and closed at its other end, and a plurality of internal andexternal ribs extending circumferentially of the tube at spacedintervals, the internal and external ribs being moulded with the tubeand of substantially oval shape in cross section, said ribs beingclosely spaced from each other adjacent the closed end of the tube, andsaid internal and external ribs being disposed directly opposite eachother on the respective inner and outer surfaces of the tube.

MILTON E. JOHNS.

